Compromiser-in-Chief No Backstop for Women's Rights
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Coughing Up Stupak's "Morning-After" Poison Pill
Stupak's poison pill will kill the public option -- unless progressives react intelligently rather than emotionally, in which case they can actually turn the anti-abortion amendment to their advantage.
House Votes to Move Up End of World From 2012 to 2010
Buoyed by the passage of Saturday's health care bill, the House today voted to skootch up the end of the world to 2010, to give lawmakers a chance to address it before the mid-term elections.
One More Step
When people over the weekend asked why getting the votes for the health care bill was so hard, I would have to say: it just is -- it is the nature of the beast.
Democratic Party Out of Bounds
To the House Dems who reportedly chanted "Fired up! Ready to go!": This isn't a pep rally. This situation calls for a little less partying and a little more party leadership, a few less amendments and a lot more amends.
The Senate, Not the House, Is the Name of the Game on Health Care Reform
The House vote on health care reform was historic only in that one body of Congress took the hotly contested first big step toward reform. The Senate hasn't spoken.
Kucinich's Brave Health Vote vs. Obama's Failed Promise
Despite enormous pressure to support H.R. 3962, Rep. Kucinich did the right thing and voted 'no.' Unlike the Blue Dog votes against the bill, he did it for all the right reasons.
In Pelosi's House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out
The first female Speaker of the House makes history by passing a health care bill that not only doesn't have a robust public option, but also sells out women's civil rights.
Another Reason We Will Win!
Last night, my phone rings. "Are you available to talk to the Speaker?" I feel like I'm being called on in law school to explain a case on one of those rare occasions where I had actually briefed it the day before.
Congressmen Admit They No Longer Remember Which Health Care Bill They Are Voting On
"Maybe I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I can't for the life of me remember whether this is the bill I liked or the bill I despised," said Rep. Rand DeVane (D-OH). "I'm only human."
Friday Talking Points [100] -- Whigging Out
I will explain that silly subtitle in a moment, but first we've got to delve even deeper into rampant silliness. If such silliness and unseriousness ...
Fort Hood Shooting: 1 Disturbed Man, 1 Gun, 13 Dead, 30 Wounded
America has seen an epidemic of horrific gun violence at churches and synagogues, workplaces, health clubs, high schools, universities, police stations and now Army bases.
CBO Score? Check. Bill Online For 72 Hours? Check. No Excuses To Vote Against House Healthcare Bill.
I have yet to hear a single conservative critic give credit where credit is due, let alone announce that since these concerns have been addressed, conservatives can now happily support the legislation.
The Next Phase of Health Care Apartheid
When it comes to guaranteeing quality health care for all, the gist of the policy is: "Let's not, and say we did." In Washington, "health care reform" has degenerated into a sick joke.
Abortion Opponents Cannot Be Allowed to Derail Health Care Reform
A truly alarming storm is brewing in the ongoing health care reform saga. Bipartisan Congressional opponents of abortion are explicitly threatening ...
Fans of House Health Option Cite Rights, Hopes, But Risk Big Defeat
Despite favorable national poll numbers, the public option faces a potentially fatal counter-attack during the weeks ahead because of lack of follow-up by its proponents.
What Obama Is Up Against
We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.
It's Not Maine, It's the Process
The fact is, no civil right should be left up to the masses. Our founders were very clear about equality in the Constitution.
Putting the Power Back in the Hands of the People Against Rogue Democrats
As the health care fight approaches its end game, there's now a way for us, as ordinary citizens, to exercise power, and create enough of a potential cost to deter conservatives standing in the way.
How to Abort the Recovery
As unemployment continues to rise, deficit hawks are upping their efforts to use the economic crisis as a pretext for gutting basic social programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors
Pelosi made a choice about the lifesaving biologic drugs I took when I was in chemotherapy that will cost many fellow breast cancer survivors everything they own, and quite possibly their lives.
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